DIA68D0093

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Rocky Mount, NC · September 27, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 27, 1967
Place
Rocky Mount, NC · ROCKY MOUNT, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8407GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 20, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113806

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3537  67/9/27    ROCKY MOUNT,NC      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N8407G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- BOTH MAGNETOS POINTS PITTED. OPEN TO .004,SHOULD OPEN .018-.022. WINGS DENTED BY STANDING CORN.

Aircraft

Registration
N8407G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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